Candy Cane Lane
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Where: Proesel Avenue between Hamlin and Central Park, Lincolnwood, Illinois
When: Early December 2025 - early January 2026
Hours: Nightly
Cost: free
50-foot Christmas tree with lit presentsanimated charactersblock-wide residential tradition of more than 20 yearscandy canes at every housecandy canes up to 10 feet tallcharity donations collected Thursday-Sundaydecorated since the 1940sdrive-through or walkablefood donations encouragednear Ted Drewespedestrian-only nights Dec 6, 7, 10, 12synchronized holiday musicsynchronized lightsthousands of lightstradition dating to the 1950swalk or drive throughneighborhood
Lincolnwood's Candy Cane Lane is a residential stretch where neighboring homes deck out with thousands of lights, animated characters and synchronized holiday music from early December into early January. Visitors can drive the route or explore it on foot for free.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in Lincolnwood is around 4:20 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 4:52 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 15°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 0 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 16 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.